Anton LaVey

Anton Szandor LaVey (born Howard Stanton Levey; April 11, 1930 – October 29, 1997) was an American author, occultist, and musician. He was the founder of the Church of Satan as well as the author of The Satanic Bible and the founder of LaVeyan Satanism, a synthesized system of his understanding of human nature and the insights of philosophers who advocated materialism and individualism, for which he claimed no supernatural or theistic inspiration.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)LaVey Anton Szandor
Birth dateApril 11, 1930
Birth nameHoward Stanton Levey
Birth place
Chicago , Illinois , United States
Religion
LaVeyan Satanism
Date of deathOctober 29, 1997
Place of death
California , San Francisco , United States
Children
Karla LaVey
Satan Xerxes Carnacki LaVey
Known for
LaVeyan Satanism

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